Sentence examples for the firebox from inspiring English sources
noun
The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
On some fireplaces, there are vents below and above the firebox that channel air through a sleeve or compartment around the back and sides of the fire.
He has to feed wood into the firebox continually.
One-third of the Firebox staff is drawn from the neighborhood, some from Billings Forge.
Mr. Tarin shifted a log in the firebox and peered at the water thermometer.
I got up and filled the firebox with what was left of the chair.
Heat travels through baffles in the firebox to the cooking barrel, where the meat is placed.
After getting the fire started, use logs as large as the firebox will accommodate.
It is better to add logs fairly often than to overstuff the firebox.
The roof is arched, with the highest point over the firebox.
The stove has a hopper to hold a supply of pellets, and a mechanism to deliver them to the firebox.
In an analysis of the ruins, archaeologists determined that the firebox chamber was just outside the house.
